St. Joseph's Center for Community Service - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
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| 355 West Duck Creek Road | Clayton, DE 19938 | | ||
About: In 1896, the Josephite sect of the Catholic Church, which dedicated itself to assisting African Americans during post-reconstruction, established the St. Joseph’s Industrial School in Clayton, DE. The “boarding” school served to provide vocational, academic, and spiritual training to teens from inner cities from as far away as Chicago until 1972. The enrollment averaged about 70 students per year who could earn a high school diploma and learn trades such as machinery, printing, and farming.
Still standing today is St. Joseph’s Church, chapel to the industrial school. It was the first structure erected on the property in 1896, built with the help of the school’s first residents. St. Joseph’s Center for Community Service, the Foundation which now owns the property, is currenty restoring the structure and hopes to use it for a broad array of community service programs. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  St. Joseph's Chapel, exterior (above)Chapel Sanctuary (below) Photos and text courtesy St. Joseph's Center for Community Service |
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